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A lot can happen in a marriage after a couple says, “I do.” Some marriages are strong enough to withstand the blows of life while other marriages are more fragile and eventually end in divorce. Of the marriages that end in divorce, there tends to be some common issues in the marriage that ultimately lead to a divorce.

Lack of Communication

Communication issues can start out small, but if left unchecked, they can morph into problems of epic proportions. It’s crucial that a couple always strives to communicate in the most effective way for their relationship, but many couples are completely lost on how to communicate effectively.

It can take a lifetime to understand the right way to communicate with your spouse, and if one or both of you is not willing to put in the work, misunderstandings can lead to divorce.

Making the Wrong Choice

Some people marry wrong. Some people know they’re marrying the wrong person, but they do it anyway.

The reasons are endless: Maybe you marry for security but not love. Maybe you feel this is the best you’re going to get. Maybe your family pressures you to get married. Maybe you change your mind at the last minute, but are too afraid to cancel wedding plans.

Knowing you’ve made the wrong choice is difficult. As time goes on, sticking it out can be more than a couple can handle.

Identity Issues

Both members of the couple need to know who they are before and during a marriage. If one partner consistently acquiesces to the needs and wants of the other partner, identity can be lost. This leads to an unfulfilling relationship – for both partners – and it can be incredibly difficult to salvage the relationship.

Children

Adding children to a marriage is one of the happiest events in many marriages. However, major adjustments will need to be made to accommodate children and all they bring. Unfortunately, not all marriages are prepared for those adjustments.

Children require more sacrifice, more heartache, and more decision making. If a couple can’t get on the same page about these new elements, it can lead to divorce.

Expectations

Communication is so important when it comes to expectations. We all have expectations of how our partner will behave, what our marriage will look like, where we’ll live, who will manage the housework, etc. If those expectations aren’t discussed, it can lead to huge misunderstandings and unfulfilled feelings.

Finances

Financial setbacks can be demoralizing and soul-crushing. If you’re not on the same page with your spouse, you both will cope in your own ways — which will lead you further and further apart.

Even if you never experience huge financial setbacks, finances can be a major issue in a marriage. If you love to spend, but your partner loves to save, there will be arguments and resentment. Overcoming those emotions is sometimes too much for some couples.

Intimacy

Intimacy fosters love and trust. If you neglect this important aspect of a marriage, the other elements of your relationship — like fun, communication, finances, and more — can crumble.

Nobody wants to face divorce, and most will work hard to avoid that devastating conclusion to a marriage. But if you find yourself facing divorce, look for an experienced local divorce attorney to get the best possible outcome for you.

Every single divorce will be really hard to deal with. The event is truly life altering. If the situation will be contentious, everything will be even harder to deal with. It is really important that you are careful and that you deal with everything properly. Filing the divorce is a vital step you should know a lot about. Hiring a family law attorney in Tampa or wherever you live is very important but before you do all that, be sure you will go through the following questions.

Do You Know The Financial Situation?

It is important to understand your income and expenses, liabilities and assets. There are also employee benefits that are going to be taken into account during the divorce, together with the possible insurance policies. Credit reports can be gained from the agencies and you basically need to learn all that you can about the finances of the entire team.

What Will Be The Case With Minor Children?

Whenever minor children are involved, you have to think about support and custody. Reaching agreements with the spouse is something that is hard to do. It is really important that you basically know all that you can about the situation and consulting with an attorney is almost always the necessity in the event you did not come to a mutual agreement already. It is normally common to be faced with differing expectations so planning everything appropriately is something that should be remembered.

What About The Marital Home?

Besides retirement accounts, the biggest asset involved in divorces is normally the marital home. The decision is normally really easy in most cases since there is no single side that would afford the home alone. However, in other situations we have both or one of the sides that wants the property. When you fight for the home it is really important that you understand all that you can about finances. Current mortgage amount has to be understood, together with different liens that may exist.

How Will Personal Property Be Divided?

Married couples also have different personal belongings that exist and that need to be properly divided. It is highly tempting to fight over things that are not of a high importance so discussing the personal property is definitely something that is very important. Before a divorce will start, be sure you make a good list of everything that will fall into the personal property category. This can easily help to remove the surrounding drama associated with the split.

Will Health Insurance Count?

The last thing you should understand is that in so many divorces one of the spouses will cover the other one when looking at health insurance. Divorces are finalized and health insurance simply goes away. Coverage can be extended in a court of law but this will never actually happen forever. Always look at all the alternatives since this is really important. Health insurance is something that few people actually take into account so you always want to do this before you are going to start the divorce.

In the heavily publicised AR trial the Court made a lump sum order of £20m to a Wife where the Husband had claimed to have no assets at all and the Wife had sought £300m on the basis of undisclosed assets.

The Court gave adoptive parents of a child ‘Katie’ who is a ward of court permission to identify themselves as MG and FG the parents of ‘Katie’ in any discussions with the media and permission to refer by name to Jane Dunne (a social work Team Manager), Andy Waugh (Jane Dunne’s manager), Andy Pepper (Deputy Director of Social Services), Colin Green (at the relevant time the Director of Children’s Services) and Bob Dhammi (the Independent Reviewing Officer).

The Court made s.37 ICOs in respect of three children returned to the jurisdiction from Pakistan within a long-running very difficult case. The youngest sibling a 3 year old had not been returned to the jurisdiction. The Court held that the children were suffering significant harm as a result of emotional pressure and a false history (believing their Mother to have abandoned them) given to them by the Father.

The CA allowed a Mother’s appeal against the refusal of leave to oppose the making of an Adoption Order in circumstances where the prospective adopters had separated and the prospective adoptive mother no longer sought an Adoption Order. The CA held that the Mother’s case should be considered side by side with the other options for the child at the Adoption hearing and that she should be granted leave.

The CA allowed a Father’s appeal against a order prohibiting him from removing his child from the Mother’s care and providing for indirect contact only. The CA identified numerous, serious procedural defects arising largely from the fact that neither party was legally represented and there was no judicial continuity. The conduct of Cafcass was also criticised and guidance given as to the conduct of cases in the light of the loss of public funding. The Court set aside the order, remitting the matter for re-hearing in another court with a Judge to be allocated by the Family Division Liaison Judge. The child was joined as a party NYAS requested to represent him.

The CA allowed a Mother’s appeal and held that courts of England and Wales did not have jurisdiction to make orders in respect of her daughter who had been habitually resident in Sweden at the time an Interim Care Order was made.

The Supreme Court ordered the return of a 7 year old child to Texas. The court upheld the Court of Appeal’s decision that the child habitually resident in this jurisdiction but determined that a return to Texas was nevertheless in his best interests as in the circumstances of the case this would provide the best opportunity for him to develop a proper relationship with both his parents.

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